Chapter 6

I asked, "I have a court order proving I'm an orphan. Do the official records even have my name on them?"

Of course not. From the moment I was born, I didn't officially exist. When they bought a place in the city and reapplied for residency, the only name listed as part of the family was Marian.

Ryder said, "You've got a father and a mother. How could you possibly have a court order like that?"

I replied, "Any minor abandoned by their parents has one. You didn't know? When I was one year old, Dora abandoned me and walked…